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who still needs their help because the taliban -- iran taliban is the pakistani taliban war because some of them have given sectioning of the tribal. in this case, it is military leave that seems to be more important than the ideological connection of the taliban. that is one insight. secondly, i am deducting from this that they have masters and they listen and try to save their partners because they need the military. they want the respect. that affects leverage. to push them back, there might be some cooperation. we have to be extremely careful of what that means. they have no evidence to support that but you never know if there was some internal support that allowed us to hit right in the heart of kabul. there might be some support from the taliban. some fraction of taliban needs our support. for being partners, somebody in the region like turkey who can help the iskb effective. that is another thing we can use a terrorist to help taliban and in return you see progress on issues of our interest. >> thank you hassan. i have one last question. had a few q&a questions online. viewer
who still needs their help because the taliban -- iran taliban is the pakistani taliban war because some of them have given sectioning of the tribal. in this case, it is military leave that seems to be more important than the ideological connection of the taliban. that is one insight. secondly, i am deducting from this that they have masters and they listen and try to save their partners because they need the military. they want the respect. that affects leverage. to push them back, there might...
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i would divide taliban in two to face a taliban one is one taliban came into being in the early 1990s, 93 and 94 until 1990 when they were ousted. that is and 1.0 and taliban 2.0 is the phase of incidents. i think they are trying to become taliban to point out that they are struggling to find their identity their view and how they perceived themselves to taliban 1.0 meant to taliban 2.0. first and foremost they are a product of history. there's something more to it. they are also products of history which had gone through conflict with and secondly also urban divide that was so entrenched in the antispam and the third was ended geopolitical context pakistan at the forefront. the pashtuns were divided between pakistan and in the stands so there was that and then there was entrenched tribalism. taliban was a product and they came in the form and 93 and 94. it was also movement but the reaction was frustration. the reaction was disappointment because they won the war with religious ideas against a -- and everyone else was trying to kilt each other. he had bombed and destroyed kabul so th
i would divide taliban in two to face a taliban one is one taliban came into being in the early 1990s, 93 and 94 until 1990 when they were ousted. that is and 1.0 and taliban 2.0 is the phase of incidents. i think they are trying to become taliban to point out that they are struggling to find their identity their view and how they perceived themselves to taliban 1.0 meant to taliban 2.0. first and foremost they are a product of history. there's something more to it. they are also products of...
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. >> the taliban are back in charge... >> the united states and taliban are holding their first face to face talks in doha... >> narrator: for over a decade, reporter najibullah quraishi... >> (bang bang) >>...has gained unprecedented access to the group and its fighters. >> i never believed twenty years later i could come back with the taliban withe. i never imagined that one day this could happen. >> narrator: frontline investigates how we got here. >> their future is dark. this is not the moderate taliban. >> narrator: the threats from al qaeda and isis. >> takfir! allahu akbar! >> isis always wanted to show their power. >> the explosion has happened just by the airport everybody is running. >> isis-k has claimed responsibility for the kabul attack. >> narrator: the fear among the afghan people... >> i cannot protect her. i cannot protect any woman. >> does it make you feel sad? >> makes me feel angry. >> narrator: and the consequences - of the taliban takeover. >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporat
. >> the taliban are back in charge... >> the united states and taliban are holding their first face to face talks in doha... >> narrator: for over a decade, reporter najibullah quraishi... >> (bang bang) >>...has gained unprecedented access to the group and its fighters. >> i never believed twenty years later i could come back with the taliban withe. i never imagined that one day this could happen. >> narrator: frontline investigates how we got here....
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, this is taliban country. that country today is a powder keg. after decades of fighting,
, this is taliban country. that country today is a powder keg. after decades of fighting,
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so the taliban went to war with the taliban let afghanistan in 2000. what we have seen with iran over the more recent years, particularly with its relationship -- particularly as its relationship with the u.s. got worse, it started to funnel arms to the taliban. i think that's was -- that was meant to poke the u.s. in the eye and present more strength to america's rival in afghanistan. for iran, its major interest and concern is the she a muslim community in afghanistan. they are the religious minority in afghanistan, a very vulnerable community. the taliban, many of the murder. i run will wordy -- worry about their security. i think they will look to get reassurances that [indiscernible] iran does have a potential asset in afghanistan. there is a shia built militia on afghanistan that iran cultivated to deploy to the middle east and fight in the wars there. iran has the option if things came to to reconstitute that afghan/shia militia and try to deploy to protect the shieh community. that is an advantage iran has. final point, it worries about the tal
so the taliban went to war with the taliban let afghanistan in 2000. what we have seen with iran over the more recent years, particularly with its relationship -- particularly as its relationship with the u.s. got worse, it started to funnel arms to the taliban. i think that's was -- that was meant to poke the u.s. in the eye and present more strength to america's rival in afghanistan. for iran, its major interest and concern is the she a muslim community in afghanistan. they are the religious...
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the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack. after the funeral was over, i followed him as he went to meet a friend. i asked him to tell me what motivates young men here to fight for a movement like the taliban >> from what i was told, the taliban in charkh are mostly recruited from the 40,000 people who live in the district. >> the taliban are feared across many parts of afghanistan - and especially outside predominantly pashtun regions. before they were toppled from power in 2001, and like other groups during afghanistan's civil war, they committed horrendous massacres against civilians. when they ruled afghanistan, they imposed an extreme interpretation of shari
the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack....
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"oh, taliban have changed, taliban have changed." when we were negotiating, we were pressing on them. "would a woman be part of the government?" never a clear answer, mostly no. >> smith: the taliban had no real reason to make concessions. the americans were leaving in a matter of months and their prisoners were freed. they already had everything they wanted. the iticism that's directed at you... >> right. >> smith: ...is that you leaned towards the taliban, that you... >> no. >> smith: that you were soft on the taliban. >> not at all. >> smith: but that's the criticism. >> well, the, i mean, people can say a, a lot of interests have been affected by what we have done. >> smith: you reject the idea that you handed a good deal to the taliban? >> not at all, not at all. i got a good deal for the united states. we, we wanted out. we wanted out, out safely, we got out safely. >> smith: what about the afghan people that are now living back under the taliban? >> well, i mean, it's, it's clearly a very mixed picture. on the positive side, 2
"oh, taliban have changed, taliban have changed." when we were negotiating, we were pressing on them. "would a woman be part of the government?" never a clear answer, mostly no. >> smith: the taliban had no real reason to make concessions. the americans were leaving in a matter of months and their prisoners were freed. they already had everything they wanted. the iticism that's directed at you... >> right. >> smith: ...is that you leaned towards the...
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to the taliban. china has been one of the first major nations who in fact is the first major nation to say that some actually, it could do business at the new taliban government, and will probably be recognising it. russia has had talks already, but encouragingly, russia special�*s envoy to afghanistan has spoken to his opposite number in the us, so thatis his opposite number in the us, so that is encouraging because the only way that is going to be lasting peace in afghanistan is if all the countries in the region can agree on what it looks like. i have to say that to looking down the future, i think the west will be a lot less relevant. china will want its mineral resources from afghanistan it russia well one day peaceful stable border or border area on those southern republics that stand between afghanistan and its own territory. iran has its own interests there. ararat is very close to the iranian border. but all of those countries will certainly china, russia and iran that have bad relations a
to the taliban. china has been one of the first major nations who in fact is the first major nation to say that some actually, it could do business at the new taliban government, and will probably be recognising it. russia has had talks already, but encouragingly, russia special�*s envoy to afghanistan has spoken to his opposite number in the us, so thatis his opposite number in the us, so that is encouraging because the only way that is going to be lasting peace in afghanistan is if all the...
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the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack. after the funeral was over, i followed him as he went to meet a friend. i asked him to tell me what motivates young men here to fight for a movement like the taliban >> from what i was told, the taliban in charkh are mostly recruited from the 40,000 people who live in the district. >> the taliban are feared across many parts of afghanistan - and especially outside predominantly pashtun regions. before they were toppled from power in 2001, and like other groups during afghanistan's civil war, they committed horrendous massacres against civilians. when they ruled afghanistan, they imposed an extreme interpretation of shari
the taliban of charkh were burying their dead. >> one of the two taliban fighters killed in an attack on a local afghan army base. a lot of inhabitants from this village in charkh have gathered today. >> they're here to pay their respects. they're here also to mourn, and also show that they are proud. >> the dead man's father was amongst the mourners. >> many of the dead fighter's comrades were there, including 17-year-old ehsanullah, who also took part in the attack....
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the taliban, by the taliban. these initiatives are important. but, i think that one has to really see the horror of the situation. the holes that whole ecosystem of afghanistan -- the whole ecosystem of afghanistan. using your leverage for a political sentiment in which time the ground is prepared. taliban is provided. you can use all of these -- the taliban is divided. you can use these opportunities. daniel: talk about the taliban being divided. we read about this. i asked special representative webb about this and he did not want to talk publicly. but i want you to talk publicly. how is the taliban split? fawzia: they are. women groups -- fighting in the mountains was the easiest for the taliban because they are a group of fighters but once they'd came to power there were disagreements over power, who was controlling more resources, who was controlling security situations, who is more extreme in their views. so they are split. one branch, some of them were in doha and a political office. -- in political office
the taliban, by the taliban. these initiatives are important. but, i think that one has to really see the horror of the situation. the holes that whole ecosystem of afghanistan -- the whole ecosystem of afghanistan. using your leverage for a political sentiment in which time the ground is prepared. taliban is provided. you can use all of these -- the taliban is divided. you can use these opportunities. daniel: talk about the taliban being divided. we read about this. i asked special...
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the taliban have... with respect, mr zakhilwal, what we see right now is the united states has cut off all of afghanistan's dollar reserves. that's billions and billions of us dollars. we see the imf has also, for the moment, suspended all economic assistance to afghanistan. we see an economy that, until two weeks ago, was 40% reliant on international economic aid and assistance. that's all gone. you'd think if the taliban were serious about trying to get some of those economic lifelines restored, they might be doing more to reach out in terms of guaranteeing rights, guaranteeing political pluralism. we're not seeing it. yeah. and that's what we are trying to get them to understand, the severity of the economy of the country, the enormity of the responsibility on their shoulders, and they must... time should be of the essence, enough urgency to them and that a political settlement, absolutely something that the economy of the future of this country will depend upon. and we hope they realise the enormity
the taliban have... with respect, mr zakhilwal, what we see right now is the united states has cut off all of afghanistan's dollar reserves. that's billions and billions of us dollars. we see the imf has also, for the moment, suspended all economic assistance to afghanistan. we see an economy that, until two weeks ago, was 40% reliant on international economic aid and assistance. that's all gone. you'd think if the taliban were serious about trying to get some of those economic lifelines...
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groups of the taliban, those who are using the same means to fight a taliban, i think they are more -- i mean pro-war in afghanistan because they have the rural areas and they are controlled and different movements across the country, they are excluding the young generation from other matters and other places because the taliban has -- as an administration cannot give expectations of thousands and thousands of armed fighters who were somehow trying to -- in many ways in the past 20 years. most of them do not have a source of income, so they are trying to see some other sources of income, especially in rural areas, they gave salary, they gave illegal spaces to earn money. so this is why the security scenario ahead of us is a game i believe that the continued battleground will remain in afghanistan and conventional fighting, conventional war that the taliban are now conducting somehow, that no help to fight against these organizations. in the past 20 years also, the conventional war by international troops and by the government of afghanistan could not eliminate the taliban. it cannot
groups of the taliban, those who are using the same means to fight a taliban, i think they are more -- i mean pro-war in afghanistan because they have the rural areas and they are controlled and different movements across the country, they are excluding the young generation from other matters and other places because the taliban has -- as an administration cannot give expectations of thousands and thousands of armed fighters who were somehow trying to -- in many ways in the past 20 years. most...
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you have chosen to focus on the taliban's _ focus on the taliban's failings. i was thinking more about your situation. when you were forced to flee from kabul, you took to your panjshir valley home and told them you would build a resistance and topple the taliban but obviously, one year on, you have failed.— obviously, one year on, you have failed. no, we have not failed. have failed. no, we have not failed- we — have failed. no, we have not failed. we did _ have failed. no, we have not failed. we did build - have failed. no, we have not failed. we did build the - failed. we did build the resistance, we did not give up, surrender, change out narrative and we are still fighting and we broke down one helicopter, we broke down one helicopter, we have prisoners in our custody and, as i said. it was a massive conspiracy to handover afghanistan to the taliban. the very fact that we are still fighting and we have not given up is eight magnificent hope for the afghan people. we magnificent hope for the afghan neale, . ., magnificent hope for the afghan n-eoler .,
you have chosen to focus on the taliban's _ focus on the taliban's failings. i was thinking more about your situation. when you were forced to flee from kabul, you took to your panjshir valley home and told them you would build a resistance and topple the taliban but obviously, one year on, you have failed.— obviously, one year on, you have failed. no, we have not failed. have failed. no, we have not failed- we — have failed. no, we have not failed. we did _ have failed. no, we have not...
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if the international community goes on to support the taliban, isis will say taliban are the stooges of the americans and the western powers. and that will empower isis in his propaganda war to win over the youth, especially from other minorities that right now the taliban. the current government of the taliban has sidelined so there is a potential for recruitment from all other ethnic groups. i am a target, i'm in contact with the projects, and a lot of the target use are saying, could isis be an alternative to fight a ton upon because we are left in the middle of, of, of, of a global gain. so if the international committee does not support the thought of on, and the taliban government starts to become weaken than ice this propaganda machine is going to say, did we not tell you that state is him or this concept of nation estate does not work that we have to go into a global g heart to create a heal offer that is so large and so big and has all their resources on the population that can sustain itself economically. so these are the debates among the islamist groups. but when i listen
if the international community goes on to support the taliban, isis will say taliban are the stooges of the americans and the western powers. and that will empower isis in his propaganda war to win over the youth, especially from other minorities that right now the taliban. the current government of the taliban has sidelined so there is a potential for recruitment from all other ethnic groups. i am a target, i'm in contact with the projects, and a lot of the target use are saying, could isis be...
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no taliban. was it ever discussed that perhaps there should be an invitation made to the taliban to participate? >> you know, not to my recollection. i think you have to go back in time and think about how everybody felt at that moment. and, of course, the taliban connected to al-qaeda, connected to the 11th of september. i think the general feeling was that they'd been defeated, they were out, and we we gonna try to do the best we can with the groups that you mentioned. >> smith: it is customary in postwar situations to invite the vanquished to sit at the table, to discuss the future. a decision is made not to invite the taliban. was that a mistake? >> i think it may have been too early in bonn, because the talibs hadn't quite been defeated. there were still pockets of resistance, and they regarded themselves as the legitimate government. so, for many in the u.s., it was too early. >> smith: by the end of the conference, hamid karzai-- a charismatic, english-speaking afghan politician with conne
no taliban. was it ever discussed that perhaps there should be an invitation made to the taliban to participate? >> you know, not to my recollection. i think you have to go back in time and think about how everybody felt at that moment. and, of course, the taliban connected to al-qaeda, connected to the 11th of september. i think the general feeling was that they'd been defeated, they were out, and we we gonna try to do the best we can with the groups that you mentioned. >> smith:...
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taliban is overthrown. you ljenk expo six or steep other people like him, arabs in taliban custody who the taliban believed were spies. but the taliban are gone and the locals didn't know what to do. so they went to the u.s. forces and say we have these six or seven guys and handed them over to the u.s. forces. the u.s. them straight to guantanamo, and so jenko was in guantanamo for six or seven years, and to add insult to injury in 2003, i believe, he -- the u.s. -- maybe 2002 -- the u.s. found a videotape of him being tortured by al qaeda and they found his sort of forced confession. this is played by john ashcroft to reporter is with the audio off as an example of the u.s. making progress on the war on terror. it wasn't until much later that people recognized it's actually the opposite. so, with these sorts of instances happening -- this is taking place again and again and again. two consequences to this. one was that the warlords that we had aye alied with became ultra wealthy and essentially used the u
taliban is overthrown. you ljenk expo six or steep other people like him, arabs in taliban custody who the taliban believed were spies. but the taliban are gone and the locals didn't know what to do. so they went to the u.s. forces and say we have these six or seven guys and handed them over to the u.s. forces. the u.s. them straight to guantanamo, and so jenko was in guantanamo for six or seven years, and to add insult to injury in 2003, i believe, he -- the u.s. -- maybe 2002 -- the u.s....
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ng its way to the taliban. you are tommy that is not happening. >> i am telling you that we have a very rigorous processes in place to make sure that none of our assistance is diverted. when we have concerns as i was mentioning earlier, rs to take swift action. we have been willing to suspend assistance to make sure about anof those concerns are addressed precisely because we share your concerns that the taliban does not benefit. >> that afghanistan, how much do you think is pa is just paid for taxes, fees, rents and other bells? is not being tracked? >> it is being tracked. i would offer there is a distinction between a diversion and things like payment of utility bills. tour an example, they need running water. they need electricity to be able to deliver healthy babies. we would not suggest to are implementing partners that they not pay utility bills. >> i appreciate that. i am surprised that sigar polled 37 ngos and they found $10.1 million tax dollars paid to the taliban. they just pulled 37. hundreds of th
ng its way to the taliban. you are tommy that is not happening. >> i am telling you that we have a very rigorous processes in place to make sure that none of our assistance is diverted. when we have concerns as i was mentioning earlier, rs to take swift action. we have been willing to suspend assistance to make sure about anof those concerns are addressed precisely because we share your concerns that the taliban does not benefit. >> that afghanistan, how much do you think is pa is...
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but now they're sending that money to the taliban without asking the taliban what they do with the taliban what they do with the income they have from the union. which is an away, a very discreet way, it's consolidating the taliban rule. the conditions for supervision, monitoring and also accountability, what we're seeing, this so—called humanitarian assistance is helping the taliban to consolidate. commencing the afghan people should be led by, but the west is guilty and what they are doing is sending $40 million a week without knowing where it goes. to million a week without knowing where it goes.— where it goes. to be clear, do ou where it goes. to be clear, do you want _ where it goes. to be clear, do you want that _ where it goes. to be clear, do you want that flow _ where it goes. to be clear, do you want that flow of - you want that flow of international assistance money to stop? t international assistance money to sto - ? ., international assistance money to sto - ? . ., international assistance money to sto? . ., ., international assistance money tosto? . ., ., ., to stop? i w
but now they're sending that money to the taliban without asking the taliban what they do with the taliban what they do with the income they have from the union. which is an away, a very discreet way, it's consolidating the taliban rule. the conditions for supervision, monitoring and also accountability, what we're seeing, this so—called humanitarian assistance is helping the taliban to consolidate. commencing the afghan people should be led by, but the west is guilty and what they are doing...
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>> reporter: taliban. for nearly 13 years u.s. and nato soldiers have done battle with them with deadly consequences. a war that began in 2001 after osama bin laden and al-qaeda launched their attack on the united states. >> this is a different type of enemy than we're used to. their network is extensive. >> reporter: to understand the fundamentalists taliban it is important to look at what was happening before the taliban began. muslim war lords armed by the west, including the u.s. who fought against the soviet union in 1979. ten years later the soviets withdrew leaving a weak government in place. the war lords and the government were corrupt and violent, the rule-bound taliban seemed to offer a safer option to many afghans. >> what afghans will say, the taliban were, you know, not great people but they provided safety. our women weren't being kidnapped our boys weren't being kidnapped and held for ransom and extortion, but there was a basic safety. >> reporter: professor christine fair returned from the capitol of kabul earlier
>> reporter: taliban. for nearly 13 years u.s. and nato soldiers have done battle with them with deadly consequences. a war that began in 2001 after osama bin laden and al-qaeda launched their attack on the united states. >> this is a different type of enemy than we're used to. their network is extensive. >> reporter: to understand the fundamentalists taliban it is important to look at what was happening before the taliban began. muslim war lords armed by the west, including...
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the taliban had set up extra checkpoints across kabul. arifa and her group told me they hoped to stage a demonstration. they're having problems leaving their homes. one of them left a voice message to tell me that there were two talibs right on her street. because the talibs do not want women protesting today. ♪ ♪ in the end, the women decided to avoid the streets, but they still wanted to get their message out. >> arifa (in dari): >> navai: >> arifa: (voice trembles) >> navai: arifa had brought with her a work by the poet mohamm sharif saeedi, written for the women of afghanistan. >> arifa: (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> go to pbs.org/frontline to read more about the treatment of women under the taliban. >> should the responsibility not be on men to behave properly here why should the responsibility be on women? >> and to explore all of our reporting on afghanistan. visit the complete frontline archive, where you can stream more than 300 documentaries. connect with frontline on facebook, instagram and twitter and stream anything on th
the taliban had set up extra checkpoints across kabul. arifa and her group told me they hoped to stage a demonstration. they're having problems leaving their homes. one of them left a voice message to tell me that there were two talibs right on her street. because the talibs do not want women protesting today. ♪ ♪ in the end, the women decided to avoid the streets, but they still wanted to get their message out. >> arifa (in dari): >> navai: >> arifa: (voice trembles)...
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what does that say about the taliban? >> he is not controlled by the taliban. he is an american citizen. he teaches at montgomery college. he's had a decade-long career. >> he's had a decade-long career, and has been fired for misrepresenting his work from the place he had a career in. i don't know the entire history, but i would like to hear more about it from you all, perhaps, in another setting. but, he is a board member of the afghan central bank on one hand. you just acknowledged that is controlled by the taliban. if you want to be a board member there, you have to be in cahoots with the taliban, and we appointed him as part of this entity in switzerland, one of four people that will control three and half million dollars on behalf of the united states of america, to determine if this goes back to the afghanistan central bank. that seems moronic to me. it seems like an absolute conflict of interest. is he getting paid as a board member of either of those? >> no. >> he doesn't get paid as a board member of the afghan central bank? >> no. he does not get pai
what does that say about the taliban? >> he is not controlled by the taliban. he is an american citizen. he teaches at montgomery college. he's had a decade-long career. >> he's had a decade-long career, and has been fired for misrepresenting his work from the place he had a career in. i don't know the entire history, but i would like to hear more about it from you all, perhaps, in another setting. but, he is a board member of the afghan central bank on one hand. you just...
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— the taliban? books, there's always" — the taliban? books, there's always... it's _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so - the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so much i always... it's not so much there is a risk of being played, you have to go into it with your eyes open and know the way i'm treated is not the way another journalist, particularly a local journalist, might be treated. when you look at the professionalism more savvy of the taliban, you have to understand it in its proper context, and it is largely transactional. they hope to get something out of that. the money or from what we see is pretty thin. people to carry out theirjobs as pretty thin. people to carry out their jobs as journalists. on the other hand, they are firing at protesters, they're beating journalist, so just because you talk the talk, if you don't walk the walk, we will cover that.— will cover that. help me understand _ will cover that. help me understand your - will cover that. help me - understand your calculations on these i
— the taliban? books, there's always" — the taliban? books, there's always... it's _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not _ the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so - the taliban? books, there's always... it's not so much i always... it's not so much there is a risk of being played, you have to go into it with your eyes open and know the way i'm treated is not the way another journalist, particularly a local journalist, might be treated. when you look at the...
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while the taliban have freedom of movement, the base is well fortified >> the taliban can come in and fire and harass and retreat. >> the afghan national army actually has to be there and actually has to try to create an environment over time that is going to allow the country to function. they are not going to come out of garrison to engage in hand to hand combat with these taliban guys. it would make no sense. >> the ana soldiers have started to fire mortar rounds. and the mortars are landing in the areas where we are. close to some of the other guys behind us and close to us also. >> the battle has been going on for more than an hour, and the ana soldiers under attack inside have received no support from other bases. the taliban had hoped this would be a victory, but it was becoming clear that they were facing far greater resistance than they had expected. >> the taliban soldiers that i'm together with have lost two men. and it looks like they are not as positive as they were before they started attacking the base. and for these fighters, it looks like the situation might be about
while the taliban have freedom of movement, the base is well fortified >> the taliban can come in and fire and harass and retreat. >> the afghan national army actually has to be there and actually has to try to create an environment over time that is going to allow the country to function. they are not going to come out of garrison to engage in hand to hand combat with these taliban guys. it would make no sense. >> the ana soldiers have started to fire mortar rounds. and the...
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they are fighting taliban. they are fighting a full-fledged war... >> starting right now, "the taliban hunters." >> narrator: karachi, pakistan. officer ijaz bajwa heads the city's counter-terrorism police unit. his team is on the new front line of an escalating war with the pakistani taliban. >> narrator: officer ijaz has received a tip that two militants are planning an attack from a hideout in karachi's slums. reporter mobeen azhar is accompanying the police on the raid. >> narrator: the unit is informally known as the taliban hunters. >> narrator: the pakistani taliban, or ttp, used to have only a small underground presence in karachi. most of its fighters were based in the remote tribal areas near the afghan border. but over the last few years, thy have been gaining ground here in the country's commercial capital-- a city of over 20 million people. the team is heading into one of the most notorious slums, ittehad town, a ttp stronghold. >> narrator: the team enters ittehad town in the early hours of the mo
they are fighting taliban. they are fighting a full-fledged war... >> starting right now, "the taliban hunters." >> narrator: karachi, pakistan. officer ijaz bajwa heads the city's counter-terrorism police unit. his team is on the new front line of an escalating war with the pakistani taliban. >> narrator: officer ijaz has received a tip that two militants are planning an attack from a hideout in karachi's slums. reporter mobeen azhar is accompanying the police on...
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to the taliban want to negotiate? sizing to chapter is very useful and believe it is the longest chapter? of only focus on those in the two issues. after 2001 taliban were routed left in shame and defeat and the people of afghanistan will come back. out haida fled and said -- to clear the hide and i assume it had the same position calling with the infidel in the foreign occupiers and they asked me to lew steady cantar to grapple with what was happening i came to a different conclusion than i originally thought. in short, after 2001 the taliban quipped. it quit wholesale. i mean those that constitute the insurgency had quit and tried to engineer the deal with the afghan government. i dug up a quote that the pakistan a cleric's try to drum up support and say we need to send many to fight the occupiers. but to this is from a very high-ranking person who's said we want to tell the people the taliban system is no more. they should not give any more donations. the government is established we will not launch any action agai
to the taliban want to negotiate? sizing to chapter is very useful and believe it is the longest chapter? of only focus on those in the two issues. after 2001 taliban were routed left in shame and defeat and the people of afghanistan will come back. out haida fled and said -- to clear the hide and i assume it had the same position calling with the infidel in the foreign occupiers and they asked me to lew steady cantar to grapple with what was happening i came to a different conclusion than i...
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, even if they are anti-taliban, so iran has to cement a relationship with the taliban. from the national interest perspective [indiscernible] -- and the second to have a deeper diplomatic strategy relationship with the taliban in order to -- and that would be what iran has to do. as i mentioned, there are other elements which are intervening right now, the regional power element, the recent chinese investment with iran, all of these elements i see that iran is in the process, from these moving's from the street players, i analyze that it seems that iran's foreign policy in the region be based on cooperation with china and russia and the policy that they used to have, and that makes sense, especially with another dominant version. iran does need more allies. pakistan is more closer to the taliban than iran, so iran itself in the current situation. it makes a lot of sense for iran to have a close relationship with them. we will have to wait and see. >> thank you so much. it was very comprehensive, and i'm sure there's a great deal to discuss, and mustafa will take you in
, even if they are anti-taliban, so iran has to cement a relationship with the taliban. from the national interest perspective [indiscernible] -- and the second to have a deeper diplomatic strategy relationship with the taliban in order to -- and that would be what iran has to do. as i mentioned, there are other elements which are intervening right now, the regional power element, the recent chinese investment with iran, all of these elements i see that iran is in the process, from these...
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well the issue is not the taliban guns are the taliban ideology the issue is to taking one the taliban enjoy safe haven and pakistan so when we put pressure on the taliban fighters their leaders are our way they are not on their pressure they continue to . operation provide logistics from beyond beyond our borders so that's a matter of concern and the second thing which. is the taliban is a dogmatic approach on policies if they i agreed to be part of a poor alist exercise. they will melt down the she at are active in this and pressure off a pool or a list excess this group will make them in a live and a very short span of time that is why both the pakistanis and the taliban and are stunned that if they do not get some hard come sessions which will ensure. ensure their survival as a militant group they will not engage into any peace process so we are not afraid of taliban becoming part of the society because the afghan society as a whole will reject them democratically and the biggest enemy off half of the taliban is not necessarily the nato guns or our political rejection of the taliba
well the issue is not the taliban guns are the taliban ideology the issue is to taking one the taliban enjoy safe haven and pakistan so when we put pressure on the taliban fighters their leaders are our way they are not on their pressure they continue to . operation provide logistics from beyond beyond our borders so that's a matter of concern and the second thing which. is the taliban is a dogmatic approach on policies if they i agreed to be part of a poor alist exercise. they will melt down...
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they've had many battles with the existing taliban and seems like the taliban was pointing the finger to groups like this. how does this complicate our getting out of town effort, presumably to get done by tuesday? >> i would suggest this is the reason that the president has decided to get out of afghanistan. the problem is when you pull out of places like afghanistan, you leave a vacuum. whenever you're in a situation of withdrawal like we are right now with the u.s. military withdrawing by tuesday, you have a situation where terror groups will try to take advantage of that. they did that with the sovieting in 19899. they want to look like they're firing on you the way out. this is the nightmare scenario the pentagon planned for. they knew it was a possibility but it was the worst case scenario. it's highly improbable thepresident will beside to ramp up and send more forces, stay, take over bagram air base. those seem like possibilities that i'm having here at the pentagon. general mckenzie said that he still has 5,200 troops on the ground in kabul at the airport. he does not anticip
they've had many battles with the existing taliban and seems like the taliban was pointing the finger to groups like this. how does this complicate our getting out of town effort, presumably to get done by tuesday? >> i would suggest this is the reason that the president has decided to get out of afghanistan. the problem is when you pull out of places like afghanistan, you leave a vacuum. whenever you're in a situation of withdrawal like we are right now with the u.s. military withdrawing...
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the entire village youth becomes taliban. they are searching for the taliban to recruit them and give them weapons. >> narrator: general mcchrystal knew that night raids could turn the afghan population against american soldiers. he restricted conventional troops from conducting them, and instead ordered the elite forces of jsoc to take the lead. now they are doing six times as many night raids as they were two years ago. >> get over here, an open area. >> where? >> an open area, right over here, right behind him. >> narrator: jsoc has taken measures to reduce the offence these operations cause by involving locals. this military video shows afghan soldiers being trained by special forces to conduct a night raid. >> afghans accompany our forces on every one of these. they do the callout-- in other words, "come out, we've surrounded the house." they do it, obviously, in the native tongue that's appropriate to that area. >> they do the entry operations. they do the searches, if it's required, and so on. we make mistakes. what we
the entire village youth becomes taliban. they are searching for the taliban to recruit them and give them weapons. >> narrator: general mcchrystal knew that night raids could turn the afghan population against american soldiers. he restricted conventional troops from conducting them, and instead ordered the elite forces of jsoc to take the lead. now they are doing six times as many night raids as they were two years ago. >> get over here, an open area. >> where? >> an...
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replacing it with a taliban flag. we have seen that a lot in the capital. it has left a lot of people very upset. >> the international monetary fund is withholding 400 60 million dollars from afghanistan citing a lack of clarity over government recognition. the u.s. has frozen $9.5 billion of afghan government assets. nearly the entire reserve of its central bank. the u.s. defense secretary has concluded evacuations from kabul have not met their target. lloyd austin has said american troops don't have the capacity to extend the on the airport perimeter to get -- to help you get more people out of afghanistan. the british prime minister says the u.k. will do all that can to avert a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. boris johnson says he does not believe military action against the taliban is an option. president joe biden says he disagrees with the world health organizations warning against giving coronavirus booster shots. he has unveiled plans to offer them from september. stay with us. inside story is up next. ♪
replacing it with a taliban flag. we have seen that a lot in the capital. it has left a lot of people very upset. >> the international monetary fund is withholding 400 60 million dollars from afghanistan citing a lack of clarity over government recognition. the u.s. has frozen $9.5 billion of afghan government assets. nearly the entire reserve of its central bank. the u.s. defense secretary has concluded evacuations from kabul have not met their target. lloyd austin has said american...
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the taliban still exists. we need, unfortunately, to deal with, and believe it or not there's common bound for starters. the taliban want our troops out of afghanistan and we want our troops home. where do we go from there? in my view any viable deal needs to be built on three pillars. first the taliban must pledge that afghanistan will never be used again as a base to plan attack against the united states and our allies. we understand that the administration secured that commitment from the taliban in earlier negotiations. secondly, the taliban must agree to separate from al qaeda. something they've indicated they would do and it's violence against the afghan people or government and lastly, the taliban and afghan government must engage in a good faith process that can lead to reconciliation among all afghans. this area still has a lot of unanswered questions and with the president declaring the deal dead it's not clear where we go from here. the way i see it, we need to use whatever leverage we can to promot
the taliban still exists. we need, unfortunately, to deal with, and believe it or not there's common bound for starters. the taliban want our troops out of afghanistan and we want our troops home. where do we go from there? in my view any viable deal needs to be built on three pillars. first the taliban must pledge that afghanistan will never be used again as a base to plan attack against the united states and our allies. we understand that the administration secured that commitment from the...
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yes, the taliban are letting people through right now but the taliban is the taliban so the chances of something breaking out is there. it is not without risk. host: in illinois, you are next. caller: good morning. a long time ago i watched a documentary called -- about a forward base in a valley. soldiers were getting shot at from the high ground. as an unsophisticated person, you would watch this and say who would put a forward base in a valley. my point is this, we were there for 20 years. we were told this was not vietnam. why did we fail? what would it have taken to win? did we need to use tactical nuclear weapons? did we need to change completely the rules of engagement? how could we have won? as assumed people had thought this out about why we were there. what did winnie look like and why didn't we win -- what does winning look like and why didn't we win? host: thank you for the call, bill. guest: that base was in the cornwall valley. i have been to the cornwall valley. the soldiers in that unit were there for 15 months, day after day of patrolling and standing watch and trying
yes, the taliban are letting people through right now but the taliban is the taliban so the chances of something breaking out is there. it is not without risk. host: in illinois, you are next. caller: good morning. a long time ago i watched a documentary called -- about a forward base in a valley. soldiers were getting shot at from the high ground. as an unsophisticated person, you would watch this and say who would put a forward base in a valley. my point is this, we were there for 20 years....
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well the taliban recently said that. they have kind of agreed with the u.s. that they would not target u.s. troops in afghanistan under the drawl and the u.s. will not attack their fighters so that is something still pretty vague i would not say it is like i would not bring the and die that it is in the strategy and do it at the moment taliban and the u.s. are trying to do to minimize the casualties they don't want to attack each other and god or something which is going to happen and you know it's a deal is done does that mean peace in afghanistan well not at all i mean there is there will be a lot of rounds of talks the u.s. and the taliban agree on a deal here there will be in draft gone dialogue and we do not know what the taliban want what they've gone government wants everything is pretty unclear at the moment but it will be a 1st step the u.s. and the taliban agree here in the something that would lead to further negotiations between the have gone flares and they have to agree on a political set up obviously the u.s. will be backing all those negotiati
well the taliban recently said that. they have kind of agreed with the u.s. that they would not target u.s. troops in afghanistan under the drawl and the u.s. will not attack their fighters so that is something still pretty vague i would not say it is like i would not bring the and die that it is in the strategy and do it at the moment taliban and the u.s. are trying to do to minimize the casualties they don't want to attack each other and god or something which is going to happen and you know...
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and taliban representatives but hours before those talks began in doha taliban fighters launched one of their most daring attacks in recent months a gun and bomb raid on an afghan intelligence and military base southwest of kabul that killed dozens of security personnel many are now looking to see if the timing of the attack coming on the eve of those talks could have an impact on negotiations there and several efforts to bring the taliban to the negotiating table but the armed group has repeatedly refused to hold direct talks with the afghan government and stead its insistent on the go shaded with the u.s. with the primary goal of force. foreign troops out of the country at the request of the us the taliban opened an office in doha in two thousand and thirteen to facilitate talks the us has shifted its policy last year and said it was ready to hold direct talks with the taliban and discussed the role of international forces around the talks took place in the u.a.e. last month before officially resuming in qatar this week. let's bring in our guests now in kabul omar zakhilwal his a f
and taliban representatives but hours before those talks began in doha taliban fighters launched one of their most daring attacks in recent months a gun and bomb raid on an afghan intelligence and military base southwest of kabul that killed dozens of security personnel many are now looking to see if the timing of the attack coming on the eve of those talks could have an impact on negotiations there and several efforts to bring the taliban to the negotiating table but the armed group has...